Curtis Huntington Appointed Chairperson of the
Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline
WASHINGTON – 13 Dec. 2010 – Curtis Huntington will become the chairperson of the Actuarial
Board for Counseling and Discipline on Jan. 1. He was appointed to the post by the Council of U.S.
Presidents, a committee comprised of the presidents and presidents-elect of the five U.S.-based actuarial
organizations. Huntington has served on the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline since 2008
and was the chairperson in 2009. He will succeed Carol Sears, who served as the chairperson in 2010.
Huntington is a professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan, where he directs the
Actuarial Mathematics Program and the Financial Mathematics Program. He also serves as executive
director of the Michigan Pension Education Training Program. Huntington is a longstanding volunteer
for the International Actuarial Association (IAA). He will retire at the end of the year from his tenure as
chairperson of the IAA’s Audit and Finance Committee, a post he has held for 10 years.
Huntington is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, a fellow of the Society of
Actuaries, a fellow of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries, and an associated professional member
of the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries. He also is a fellow in both the New
Zealand Society of Actuaries and the Lebanese Association of Actuaries. Huntington earned a bachelor’s
degree in mathematics and a master’s in actuarial science at the University of Michigan, and a law degree
from Suffolk University.
The Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline responds to actuaries’ requests for guidance
on professional issues and considers complaints about possible violations of the actuarial Code(s) of
Professional Conduct. It was established within and is supported by the American Academy of
Actuaries. For more information, contact Andrew Simonelli, assistant director of communications for
the American Academy of Actuaries, at 202.785.7872 or visit: www.abcdboard.org/
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The American Academy of Actuaries is a 17,000-member professional association whose mission is to serve the public on
behalf of the U.S. actuarial profession. The Academy assists public policymakers on all levels by providing leadership,
objective expertise, and actuarial advice on risk and financial security issues. The Academy also sets qualification, practice,
and professionalism standards for actuaries in the United States.